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Acanthurus bariene Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus dussumieri Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus leucocheilus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Acanthurus leucosternon Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus lineatus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus mata Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Acanthurus nigricauda Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus nigrofuscus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus tennentii Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Acanthurus triostegus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus tristis Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Acanthurus xanthopterus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Ctenochaetus binotatus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Ctenochaetus striatus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Ctenochaetus truncatus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Naso brevirostris Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Naso elegans Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Naso thynnoides Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Naso tonganus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Naso unicornis Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Paracanthurus hepatus Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae
Zebrasoma desjardinii Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Zebrasoma scopas Class: Teleostei Order:Acanthuriformes Family: Acanthuridae	Oryzias melastigma Class: Teleostei Order:Beloniformes Family: Adrianichthyidae
Aetobatus ocellatus Class: Elasmobranchii Order:Myliobatiformes Family: Aetobatidae	Albula argentea Class: Teleostei Order:Albuliformes Family: Albulidae	Albula glossodonta Class: Teleostei Order:Albuliformes Family: Albulidae
Alopias superciliosus Class: Elasmobranchii Order:Lamniformes Family: Alopiidae	Alopias vulpinus Class: Elasmobranchii Order:Lamniformes Family: Alopiidae	Ambassis urotaenia Class: Teleostei Order:Ovalentaria/misc Family: Ambassidae
Anabas testudineus Class: Teleostei Order:Anabantiformes Family: Anabantidae	Anguilla bengalensis Class: Teleostei Order:Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae	Anguilla bicolor Class: Teleostei Order:Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae
No Image found Anguilla nebulosa Class: Teleostei Order:Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae	Antennarius indicus Class: Teleostei Order:Lophiiformes Family: Antennariidae	Antennarius pictus Class: Teleostei Order:Lophiiformes Family: Antennariidae
Histrio histrio Class: Teleostei Order:Lophiiformes Family: Antennariidae	Mirolabrichthys evansi Class: Teleostei Order:Perciformes/Serranoidei Family: Anthiadidae	Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Class: Teleostei Order:Perciformes/Serranoidei Family: Anthiadidae
Apistus carinatus Class: Teleostei Order:Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Family: Apistidae	No Image found Paraploactis taprobanensis Class: Teleostei Order:Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Family: Aploactinidae	Aplocheilus blockii Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilus dayi Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae	Aplocheilus lineatus Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae	Aplocheilus panchax Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilus parvus Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae	Aplocheilus werneri Class: Teleostei Order:Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae	Apogon crassiceps Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae
Archamia bleekeri Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Fibramia thermalis Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae
Nectamia fusca Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Ostorhinchus aureus Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Ostorhinchus endekataenia Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae
Ostorhinchus fasciatus Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Ostorhinchus fleurieu Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae
Ostorhinchus oxina Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Taeniamia fucata Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae	Taeniamia macroptera Class: Teleostei Order:Kurtiformes Family: Apogonidae
Arius jella Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Arius maculatus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Arius subrostratus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae
Arius sumatranus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Batrachocephalus mino Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Nemapteryx caelata Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae
Netuma bilineata Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Netuma thalassina Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Osteogeneiosus militaris Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae
Plicofollis dussumieri Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Plicofollis layardi Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Plicofollis platystomus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae
Sciades sona Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Ariidae	Atelomycterus marmoratus Class: Elasmobranchii Order:Carcharhiniformes Family: Atelomycteridae	Atherinomorus lacunosus Class: Teleostei Order:Atheriniformes Family: Atherinidae
No Image found Atherinomorus pinguis Class: Teleostei Order:Atheriniformes Family: Atherinidae	Doboatherina duodecimalis Class: Teleostei Order:Atheriniformes Family: Atherinidae	Aulostomus chinensis Class: Teleostei Order:Syngnathiformes Family: Aulostomidae
Mystus ankutta Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Mystus cavasius Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Mystus gulio Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae
Mystus keletius Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Mystus nanus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Mystus seengtee Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae
Mystus vittatus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Mystus zeylanicus Class: Teleostei Order:Siluriformes Family: Bagridae	Abalistes stellatus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae
Balistapus undulatus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Balistoides conspicillum Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Balistoides viridescens Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae
No Image found Canthidermis rotundatus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Melichthys niger Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Odonus niger Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae
Pseudobalistes fuscus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Rhinecanthus aculeatus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Rhinecanthus verrucosus Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae
Sufflamen chrysopterum Class: Teleostei Order:Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae	Allenbatrachus grunniens Class: Teleostei Order:Batrachoidiformes Family: Batrachoididae	Colletteichthys dussumieri Class: Teleostei Order:Batrachoidiformes Family: Batrachoididae
Colletteichthys flavipinnis Class: Teleostei Order:Batrachoidiformes Family: Batrachoididae	Strongylura leiura Class: Teleostei Order:Beloniformes Family: Belonidae	Strongylura strongylura Class: Teleostei Order:Beloniformes Family: Belonidae
Xenentodon cancila Class: Teleostei Order:Beloniformes Family: Belonidae	Alticus saliens Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	No Image found Antennablennius ceylonensis Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae
Blenniella cyanostigma Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Cirripectes castaneus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Cirripectes polyzona Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae
Cirripectes quagga Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Cirripectes stigmaticus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Cirrisalarias bunares Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae
Ecsenius bicolor Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Ecsenius lineatus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Ecsenius yaeyamaensis Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae
Istiblennius dussumieri Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Istiblennius edentulus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Istiblennius lineatus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae
Meiacanthus smithi Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Mimoblennius atrocinctus Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae	Omobranchus ferox Class: Teleostei Order:Blenniiformes Family: Blenniidae